First Solar secures financing for 59.5 MW in Japan
Mizuho Bank arranged the ¥27 billion ($240 million) syndicated loan for the array in Ishikawa prefecture.
Kong Sun forecasts 2016 net profit
The solar investment group will likely swing back to the black from a net loss of roughly 98.9 million yuan ($14.4 million) in the 12 months to December 31, 2015.
JinkoSolar supplies 30 MW to Dongfeng Nissan in China
The Chinese PV giant claims the project will be “the world’s largest solar canopy.”
Thai Solar Energy to develop 155 MW in northern Japan
The Bangkok-based company acquired the rights to build and run a 154.98 MW solar array in Onikobe, Miyagi prefecture.
Yingli to provide 50.6 MW to X-Elio in Japan
The Chinese PV manufacturer will supply its solar panels to the Spanish utility-scale PV developer for two projects.
Toyota debuts new Prius with rooftop PV option in Japan
The 2017 Prius plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) is the first commercially available, mass-produced passenger car to feature an optional solar charging system.
Jolywood breaks ground on 2.1 GW bifacial cell factory
Jolywood (Suzhou) Sunwatt will produce n-type monocrystalline bifacial solar cells at the plant in Taizhou, just to the north of Shanghai in China’s Jiangsu province.
Japan’s solar shipments fall 5% in fiscal Q4 — JPEA
Deliveries of PV cells and modules hit 1.7 GW in the three months to the end of December, down from 1.8 GW in the July-September period, according to the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA).
NSP shifts CFO to downstream developer ahead of Hong Kong IPO
Neo Solar Power (NSP) has shifted Thomas Hsu, senior vice president and CFO, to serve as CFO of Clean Focus Yield (CFY).
Itochu completes 37 MW in western Japan
The Tokyo-listed trading firm built the project with its partners in Okayama, Okayama prefecture.
